 Welcome to the Core Report. I'm Corporal Clayton Philip-Ovage. And I'm Corporal Lisette Leyva. Beginning October 1st, 2015, staff sergeants in below will be required to complete both online-based and resident PMB courses. Marines will not be able to pick up rank until both courses are complete. That's a pretty big change to the current system. Why should I have to attend the resident course when I already did it online? You know, that's a fair question, and I'm sure there's more for Marines affected by the change. In fact, Sergeant Major Barrett published a letter explaining the decision. A letter is nice, but what if Sergeant Major Barrett came here to discuss the upcoming changes? Okay, like that's gonna happen. Hey Corporal Leyva, let's talk about it. Thank you for joining us, Sergeant Major. As you can already tell, some Marines may see this as a roadblock to promotion. Why is this training so important? Yeah, don't look at this as a roadblock. Look at this as we are evolving as an institution. We are putting all of our efforts and we are investing in our most precious assets. The physical, the cognitive, and the moral fitness and the character of the Marine. So Sergeant Major, how much of this training is actually new? Well, we've already instituted and we've started the Lance Corporal Leadership Ethics Seminar, which has done command sponsored right there at your units. All corporals are also now required to go to the resident corporals course, whether it's at the academy or at their own units. And all of our sergeants now have the opportunity to go to resident Sergeant PMB. Staff sergeants not only have the opportunity to go to the resident academy, but also the new blended 15 week seminar that we have. And gunnery sergeants through our master gunnies and sergeant majors, they're all going to continue to go to resident PMB and their seminars. Will the new training and requirements be a burden on manpower? We are never going to get to where we want to be by remaining where we are. If you think resident PMB is a burden, try ignorance. Well, thanks for coming out Sergeant Major. We really appreciate your input. You're welcome. I think I'm going to stick around. Sergeant Major, we typically only have two hosts on the show. Okay, we'll figure it out. Feel better about yourself? Kind of. This month, the Marine Corps is launching a smartphone app for Android and Apple devices. The new app will allow users to access the latest Marine Corps news and content. The app will also feature push notifications. Tired of constantly hitting refresh, hoping to see a new more admin about, I don't know, let's say promotion list. Well, then just relax and let your phone do the work for you. That's actually a brilliant concept. I believe the defense media activity came up with that. Sergeant Major, how did a young Corporal Barrett get news about more admins? I mean, were there cave paintings or would Chesty puller just password inflammation? Seriously, how old do you think I am? In case you missed it, comment out of the Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford joined the Sergeant Major on Twitter last month. You can follow them using at GenDunford and at SMMC17. General Dunford wants to hear from you. Tweet at the comment and at the end of each month, he'll answer the top two posts. Be sure to submit your questions using hashtag at CMC. Sir, you and I should do the core report next month. Smiley face, tweet. Sergeant Major, here's something I think is a little more your speed. Seriously? Last Marine standing. Well, I guess that's our show. Thanks for watching. We'll see you next payday, right here on the core report.